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Victor Guido-Castro

42 years old · died March 30, 2025 · Monterey County Jail, Monterey County, California

Victor Guido-Castro, 42, of Salinas, was held at the Monterey County Jail when he was assaulted in a common area of a housing unit early on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Another person held at the jail has been accused of the assault, and the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said no weapons appear to have been involved. He was taken to Natividad Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The sheriff's office is conducting a criminal investigation and has asked its coroner's division to confirm the cause and manner of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office says another person held at the jail assaulted him in a housing unit, and that no weapons appear to have been involved.

Reported by: Monterey County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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